Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-09
SIER OF THg DEBT.
Estimate Of Great Britain's
Claim Against Hayti.
France VIII Interfere
with the Massacre of
Foreigners.
Patrick Mccarthy Paid the
Death Penalty in In
dian Territory.
Undsr Secretary for IrelAnd-The Vat
lean and China-Tenure Of once n
Mexieo-Proposed Organization
ofMlners-capt. RsyatOa-A
Meve n Railroad Clrel.s.


WksHTNorox, April 8-Althouoh or
respondence has not yet begun between
the DEPARTMENT OF State and the Gov
arnment OF Great Britain Ia regard 10
the reported threat Of that GovsFnmsnt
10 ssizs the TortnRas Island from Hayti
IN default Of a debt, yet Investigation
ID being made. All tha data in relation
10 Il in the possession % the Depart
ment 10 being collected. Tue English
claim appears to be very intricate In ita
nature. Correspondence had In the
FreylinOhysen administration shows
that the elslua ia an individual one
based on a number of oessions. subcea-
si0ns and contracts regarding the privi-
leRe - cut mahogany that ia not cat 10
the claim in Secretary Freylinghvsen'e
administration was placed at $4,000.
Appointed Hnaian inspector.
Tie President today appointed Thos.
d. MaFonn. 81 Kentucky, 10 be Indian
Inspector, vice George r. Peterson, re-
sigaed.
Massacre Threatened ~ the HAytiana
PARIS. April S.-rhs Government has
ordered man-of-vaF nov In the West
Port-au Prince 20 protect Europeans
there, in view Of reports Of q threatened
massacre BY the Havtians. in the event
of their Governments complying with
the demands OF Great Britain, on 60
count ef some old claims. Advioes re-
seived BY the Haytian Legation In
Paris from Port au- Prince says Hay.
sians are mush excited over Great
Britain's dem md, but deny that they
have threatened TO massacre the for
eignera.
suffered the Peaalty sf MuFder.
FoRF SMITH (Ark. }. April s.-PasFick
Mccarthy was hanged here todav for
the murder Of Thomas and John Maho
ney. In the Cherokee Nation on Febrn-
sry Is, 1886. The evidence was purely
sircumstantial, there being no eye wit
nessea TO the crime, and Mccarthy pro.
tested his innocence 10 the last. Ae-
cordino to the testimony MCCARTHY left
Red Fork, Indian Territory. on Zebra
ary 18th Ia company with Tom and John
Mahoney and Joe Sprule. bound for
Springfield, Mo. The Mahonay boys
had been working on the railroad and
had acme money and two god teams
On the night Of the 18th Mccarthy and
SpFule planned the murder and rob
berry Of these bows, and arminR them
selves while their victims slept murdered
them in Geld blood. Sprule had q gun
and Mccarthy . pistol. The latter
fired and killed Tom Mahonev in
stantly, but Sprule's gun sasppsd and
John Mahoney jumped up hut was
Drained With an axe. The bsdies we're
robbed and haalsd some distance and
thrown into ditch near Rankins' coal
bank, close 20 the Kansas line, where
they we're subsequently found and
identified. Dividing the spoils the muF-
derers separated. and sprule is atill af
large, bat Mccarthy vas arrested one
year ago 10 day and brought here for
trial. He was convicted on September
30th and sentenced With Eve others 10
hang on January 14th, bat the Presl-
dent respited him antil April 8th. This
is the theory Of the prosaou
tisu, eubstantiated by the fact OF
Mccarthy having in his possession
the property Of the murdered men.
bat be protested his Innocence, and.
With q cruci6x 10 his hand, on ths gal
lows, viewed be knew nothing Of the
murder. The general impression here
is that be Was Innocent and that In bis
case eircumstantial evidence lied. He
vas the nsrviest man Of the 66 persons
that have been hanged here within the
last twelve years for murders CON
mitted in Indian Territory, and neither
feared psr dreaded death. He vas q
devout Catholic and died in that faith.
Father Smythe remained with him on
the Rallovs until the black nsp wal
.Hs,.a.l "a - akakaA ehok Mn0au4k- =
had few words 10 say 10 the crowd
maintaining bis iunOoenoe and express.
iRg his willingness 20 die. He has Z
wife In Dixon, Missouri, and relative,
we'll connected in Nav York city. The
drop fell at 2:2o o'clock. and death Wal
almost instantaneous. MoCsKthy's death
ieil charged With committing murder In
Iudian Territory.
rnaer Secretary for Ireland.
LoxDsx, April s.-Ool. King Harmon,
Conservative member OF Parliament for
the Isle Of Thanet Division of Kent.
has been appointed Uoder Secretary foi
Ireland.
Proposed 0rGanIEafson Of aiaers.
PTTrsBuRo, April s.-The eoal miners
throughout the ceuntry are discussing
the formation Of enc gigantic organiza.
ton by the amaigamafion sf the Na-
tional Federation Of Miners and the
Miners Nasional Assembly of the
Knights Of Labor. Heretofore c0naid
erable jealousy has been manifested be-
tween the members Of the two oFganiEa-
tons, bat lately the officials here have
shown q disposition 30 agree upon Q
plan for mususl benefit. At q resent
meeting the Exscutive Board % the
Federation Of Miners passed . resOlu-
ton asking for q conferences with the
Executive Board of the Miners Assem-
bIy. The plan Of the FedeFation is
that the two exeoasive boards shall
meet and devise q set Of rules
or laws for the government Of
mining affairs. These laws are 10
provide fog the representation from
both the open and secret branches Of
the organization. No person Il to serve
as an ofiser unless be becomes q mem.
hsr Of the Knights Of Labor. Il Is IN
deFstOod that the idsa IL 20 have tha
fede alton still retain its org IMITATION
wish tbs understanding that all IT,
Dsnbsrs shall also be knights Of Labor.
THIS wIil alao likely bring all Of the
oasside Knights into the federation
The union miners would thsn belong to
both s1RaDizstiona. IL u likely that the
kaights Of LsboF members will agree
10 the conferences
csptain Boynton. the Swimmer.
sExo srso IN. ~, April s.-Capsain
Boyufo arrived here this evening ai
7.i5 o'clock after = swim Of twsive
miles a9ainst the tits, and ss pas Or
for the night He was qaite iil and had
% have medical sttendanoe. He vfil
asrt from Sire sing IN the morning and
sousinas 10 Y3uksrs. where be wi
make = short stop and tbsn proceed q
/ Sp4ytrn DAyxei. where be vii rem ala
nntil saaaAy evening. TIE distances
frOm there 70 tie BstteFy il fearless
/ uaiisa- He expsots g. reash tee Batter
at about $50 '0ioek Sauday afteFaooa
A asTe tn Eaflreaa ctIefss-
CHIcts9, Aprl She 0srsrai Pas
senRer AzsBt of the Psnnayivanis Com
pany has asns pFixafs and conedsut q
letter b the General Pk1s9nzer Agent
n the Western lines, stating that b